Tonic Lounge

01/05/09

keep your expectations low

by sosleepy at Citysearch

This is a rock club. Don't come here for the food (totinos and tater tots), don't come here expecting great service, don't come here hoping to find the "next big thing". You come here to listen to good bands. The sound is really good here, and there are some pretty amazing shows. I was just here to see Pierced Arrows, and they were rediculously good. Fast service, stiff drinks, and a pretty good jukebox. Oh, and don't worry about all the smoking "loosers" now, they'll all be out on the lovely patio.

• Pros: next to Fantasy
• Cons: ??

08/22/08

Avoid at All Times

by ConanDoyle at Citysearch

The owners of the Tonic must be Neanderthals, still knuckle-walking around in their cave, because they still allow smoking in their venue. That is sooo 1940s! Someone please tell them that WW2 ended more than 60 years ago, and nobody with a functioning brain wants to breathe that road-tar anymore. Give the loosers at the Tonic a pass.

Five months from now, it will be illegal to smoke within any public venue in Portland. The people who own the Tonic Lounge just like to be behind the curve, I guess. They should see if Wayne Newton is still available to perform for them at the Tonic Lounge.

• Cons: Allows Smoking

02/10/08

good live music room, ripoff jukebox bar

by dk_pdx at Citysearch

I was in the bar room with friends getting wasted. i asked the barkeep if they can play CDs, he said no. later they did in fact turn off the juke box and play other recorded music. coincidentally i had already programmed a bunch of songs into the juke and therefore lost my $ :-(

some drink prices are outdated, they could use a price drop considering the glass is mostly ice.

bar is not recommended, go there for live shows only.

• Pros: on-site parking